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Roanoke County sergeant describes school resource officer program and community outreach
Summary
Sergeant Alex Wertz of the Roanoke County Sheriff's Office described the county's school resource officer program, noting it began in 2019, currently has four officers in schools and emphasizes classroom engagement and community events such as an "Easter Extravaganza."
Alex Wertz, a sergeant with the Roanoke County Sheriff's Office who oversees the department’s school resource officers and serves as community outreach coordinator, described the sheriff’s school resource officer (SRO) program and its work inside county schools.
Wertz said the SRO program opened for the sheriff’s office in 2019 and that the sheriff asked him to serve because he held the required certifications. “I jumped on it immediately and haven't looked back since,” he said, calling the assignment his "dream job." He…
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